@seachanger there’s nothing inherently pathological about being neurodivergent or neurodiverse, for sure. i’m neurodivergent in at least a few different ways. but there is merit in recognizing when a specific condition causes specific, treatable problems with functioning.

for example, there are neurodivergences in the category of social behavior where an individual is extremely limited in the capacity to respect the rights of others.

when does it actually become a pathology?

@msquebanh @seachanger pretty much how i see it, too - have to protect one’s self - but how do we as a society bring those toxic folx back into the fold when they aren’t toxic anymore or are “acceptably” toxic?

in geopolitics, we can add and remove embargoes, and in criminal justice, we have parole, etc. but what about members of society who are experiencing mental health issues and have been rehabilitated?

do we need a system of support personnel to monitor them in society?

@msquebanh @seachanger thanks for that!

“Restorative practices also includes the use of informal and formal processes that precede wrongdoing, those that proactively build relationships and a sense of community to prevent conflict and wrongdoing.”

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Restorative_practices

@msquebanh @seachanger happen to have any poignant or salient posts abiut it from way back in your mastodon history that come to mind? i’d be happy to read those, too!

going to do some digging into that concept in the context of psychology. a basic web search didn’t uncover anything in the first few pages of results, so will have to break out the scholarly/academic search engines 🤓🖖